Hair clip for use in giving permanent waves



May 5, 1953 E. E. RElTER 2,537,329

HAIR CLIP FOR USE IN GIVING PERMANENT WAVES Filed Oct. 2, 1951 INVENTOR ELEEN EREITER ATTORNEYS Patented May 5, 1953 UNITED STATES PATEN OF CE CLIPFQRLUSIE IN GIVING PERMANENTv WAVES,

Eileen E, Reiter, Ada, Ohio Application October 2, 1951, SerialNo. 249,315 2 Claims, ((31. 132- 46) his r-i v nti-on: rela es to cl p ap liqap e. :0 ladies hair, and: more particularly] has reference to a clip; as descriped ;.novelly designediw use whenapermanent wave is being given;

Conventionally, a; beauty operator, when giving a cold wave uses plastic rodsand end papers for wrappingthe' hair, the hair being left upon said rods until the'proper curl formation is obtained-s Thereafter, the permanent wavesolution is neutralized, for a. predetermined length of time. 1 .1

The hair is then unwrapped from thecurlers, rinsed, and is then; pin, curled, dressed, and combed out.

Theoperation described is. time consuming, and to thisend, it is an importantobject or my invention to, providea clinso, formed as to eliminate the=necessity for the rodsland end papers hereinbefore employed, the clip formed in accordance with the present invention being adapt ed, by. reason. of itsparticular, construction, to remain, in, thehair throughout, the entire time during whichthelprop ercurl formation is being obtained, the solutionneutraliz ed, and the hair rinsed. It will be readily, appreciated that this would represent aconsiderable saving in time, since it wouldeliminate, the laborious. operation of wrapping the, hair. upon rod and end papers, which operation. is performed. twice in conventional practice, as distinguished, from the hair.-

Wrapping operation performed through the use :3;

of my clip, which need he performed only, once.

Another important. object is to provide a, hair clip as described so formed asv toeliminate the tight rapp n c t hair which snow mo practice duringthe giving of a cold, wave per- 2.;

manent, thereby to. prevent the fuaziness which often results when a ermanentwaye of this type is received.

Yet another important object is to provide a hair clip as stated which would be adapted not e2,

only for use in beauty shopsor similar establishments, but also, can he used in thehorne, not only when a home permanent wave is being given, but also, on other occasions where it is desired to set pinv curls in the hair, or set the hair after a sharnpoo.

still another important object is to provide a clip of the type stated which is so constructed as to be non-irritating to the hair or scalp, and

which willnot be, afiected by the permanent wave characters designate like parts throughout the several views, and wherein I Figure l is a perspective view of .a hair clip formed in accordance witlrthe present invention;

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Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional View taken 0 line 3--3 of Figure 2, the dotted lines indicating an open position of the clip;

Figure 4 is a transversesectional view taken on line l d pfFigure3; and, I

Figure 5 is an exploded fragmentary perspective View. v

Referring to the drawings in detail, the hair clip formed in accordance with the present invention includesa lower clip member generally designated It, said clip member beingjformed of molded plastic material or the like, The clip member iiijncludes, intermediate opposite ends thereof, a fiat body Informed with a transverse groove 4 extending fully to opposite sides of the clip member.

At the grooved endoft e ody aid y merges into andlisv coplanar with a flat fingerreceiving plate l8, 4

At its opposite end, the body I? is integrally formed with a pair oflongitudinally extended, parallel arms i8, saidarms it being given a slight longitudinal curyature during the formation thereof, as maybe ifiadily noted from Figure 3 At their free ends, the arms l8 are pointed as at 2i], and substantially from end to end of the arms is, said arms are formed, W th closed, longitudinal slots 22. A wide, Slot. 24., spaces the arms l3, apart, and opens at the free endsofthe arms. H

An upper clip member hasbeen generally desi nat d it. and l ke. he owe Clip mem e is formed of molded plastic materialor the like The upper, clip member, includes a flat body: 28, arranged in superposed relation to the body l2 of the lower clip member, said body 2. havin a transverse tongue or rib 3t receivable in the groove is of the lower clip member, thus to rockably mount the upper clip member 2.3 upon said lower clip member.

rhe body 28 merges, .at one side of the tongue 30, into a finger-receiving plate 32, which in th normal position oflthe clip members'is extended from the fulcrum point of said members in diverging relationto the finger-receiving plate i6.

Formed integrally upon the body Edand overlying the arms it in .longitudinal'alignment with said arms, are arms 3 having longitudinal slots 36 extending fullyfrom end to end thereof. Ill? slots 35 register with the slots 22? of the lower clip member, so to permit the tree of permanent waving or neutral zing sold through the registering,slctsfthusto insure pr p e aw-see a h ir transitioned What 0 1p. uh. L iii,

At their free ends, the arms 34 are pointed as at 38.

Formed upon each arm 34 are longitudinal spaced pairs of teeth 40, the teeth of each pair being aligned transversely of the arm on Which they are formed, at opposite sides of the slot 36 of said arm. This construction may be readily noted by reference to Figure 5.

The teeth of the several pairs are of different lengths (see Figure 3), to compensate for the longitudinal curvature formed in the arms 34, which curvature is opposite that given the lower arms it. Thus, the formation of the teeth 40 to different lengths permits all of the teeth to engage the arms of the lower clip member, despite the oppositely bowed formation of the arms of said members.

Fitted over the clip members I and 26 is a rubber sleeve 42, which not only serves to connect the clip members together, but also provides a spring means, that normally biases the clip members to the full line positions thereof illustrated in Figure 3.

It will be appreciated that during use of the clip, it is merely necessary that the operator grip the plates l6 and 32, and urge said plates toward one another, against the spring action inherent in the rubber sleeve 42. This spreads the clip members, the upper clip member moving to the dotted line position thereof seen in Figure 3. The hair is then entered between the clip members, and is properly curled, after which the fingerreceiving plates I6, 32 are released, permitting the spring action of the sleeve 42 to assert itself, and grip the wrapped hair securely.

The clips are then left in the hair throughout the operation of saturating the hair with the cold wave solution, and are also allowed to remain in the hair during the neutralizing and rinsing thereof. As a result, a considerable saving of time is effected, since the laborious and time consuming operation heretofore followed, wherein the hair is wrapped around the rods and end papers on two separate occasions, need not be performed.

It is also believed important to note that the formation of the elongated slots 22, 36 in the arms of the respective clip members, and the provision of the wide slots between said arms, permits the wrapped hair to be fully saturated both during the application of the cold wave solution and during the neutralization of the hair during a subsequent step in the processing.

It has also been found, and is worthy of note, that the tight wrapping of the hair, said tight wrapping being a characteristic of the operation wherein rods and paper are used and resulting in many instances in overstretching of the hair, does not occur with the use of the clip formed in accordance with the present invention. In this way, the fuzziness often evident after a permanent wave has been given is eliminated.

It is believed clear that the invention is not necessarily confined to the specific use or uses thereof described above, since it may be utilized for any purpose to which it may be suited. Nor is the invention to be necessarily limited to the specific construction illustrated and described, since such construction is only intended to be illustrative of the principles of operation and the means presently devised to carry out said principles, it being considered that the invention eomprehends any minor changes in construction that may be permitted within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A hair clip having its main application to the permanent waving of ladies hair and comprising a pair of cooperating clip members each of which is of integral construction and is formed of a material impervious to chemical solutions applied to the hair during the permanent waving thereof, each of said clip members including a generally flat body, a finger-receiving plate extending from one end thereof, and a pair of elongate arms extending from its other end, each arm having a longitudinal slot closed at its opposite ends and extending substantially the full length of the arm in which it is formed to permit the free passage through the arms of said chemical solutions, the arms of one of said clip members being formed with longitudinally spaced teeth extending in the direction of the arms of the other clip member, said teeth being arranged transversely of the arms on which they are formed and being disposed at opposite sides of .the longitudinal slot of said arms, said bodies being rockably interengaged for spreading of the arms of the respective members responsive to manually exerted pressures tending to urge said plates toward one another, to position a plurality of strands of hair between the arms; and means operatively associated with said bodies and exerting a continuous yielding pressure thereagainst tending to bias the arms into a longitudinally contacting relationship.

2. A hair clip having its main application to the permanent waving of ladies hair and comprising a pair of cooperating clip members each of which is of integral construction and is formed of a material impervious to chemical solutions applied to the hair during the permanent waving thereof, each of said clip members including a generally flat body, a finger-receiving plate extending from one end thereof, and a pair of elongate arms extending from its other end, each arm having a longitudinal slot closed at its opposite ends and extending substantially the full length of the arm in which the slot is formed, the arms of one of said clip members being formed with longitudinally spaced teeth extending in the direction of the arms of the other clip member, said teeth being arranged transversely of the arms on which they are formed and being disposed at opposite sides of the longitudinal slot of said arms, said bodies being pivotally engaged with one another for spreading of the arms of the respective members responsive to pressure exerted manually against the finger-receiving plates tending to urge said plates toward one another, for engaging a plurality of strands of hair between the arms; and a rubber sleeve extending around said bodies to connect said clip members with one another, said sleeve defining a spring and being adapted to exert continuous yielding pressure against the bodies of the clip members, tending to bias the arms into a longitudinally contacting relationship.

EILEEN E. REITER.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,936,838 Hermsdorf Nov. 28, 1933 1,958,160 Cherico et a1 May 8, 1934 2,467,487 Leon Apr. 19, 1949 2,558,225 Solomon June 26, 1951 

